tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16277021949976689962017-07-23T01:16:41.727-07:00Hoping For MoreQuick Book ReviewsBJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.comBlogger127125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-50364458733058020442016-09-30T20:33:00.000-07:002016-09-30T20:41:45.015-07:00Me Before You Book Review<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://d2arxad8u2l0g7.cloudfront.net/books/1456091965l/26067879.jpg" width="208" /></span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> Me Before You<br /><b>Author:</b> Jojo Moyes<br /><b>Series:</b>&nbsp;Me Before You #1<br /><b>Genre:</b>&nbsp;Contemporary Romance<br /><b>Page Count:</b>&nbsp;409 Pages<br /><b>Published:</b>&nbsp;&nbsp;April 26th 2016 by Penguin Books (first published January 5th 2012)<br /><b>Rating:</b>&nbsp;4/5</span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">They had nothing in common until love gave them everything to lose . . . <br /><br />Louisa Clark is an ordinary girl living an exceedingly ordinary life—steady boyfriend, close family—who has barely been farther afield than their tiny village. She takes a badly needed job working for ex–Master of the Universe Will Traynor, who is wheelchair bound after an accident. Will has always lived a huge life—big deals, extreme sports, worldwide travel—and now he’s pretty sure he cannot live the way he is. <br /><br />Will is acerbic, moody, bossy—but Lou refuses to treat him with kid gloves, and soon his happiness means more to her than she expected. When she learns that Will has shocking plans of his own, she sets out to show him that life is still worth living. <br /><br />A Love Story for this generation, Me Before You brings to life two people who couldn’t have less in common—a heartbreakingly romantic novel that asks, What do you do when making the person you love happy also means breaking your own heart? <br /><br /></blockquote><h2><strong><br /></strong></h2><h2> <strong>My Review:</strong></h2><br />I missed the original train with Me Before You. I didn't hear about it until I saw the trailer for the film and immediately looked it up on Goodreads. Thank you to Socialbookco.com for the opportunity to review this amazing novel.<br /><br />One of the things that I loved most about this book was the switch up of the normal character profile for the love interest. Will is a disaster when you "meet" him. He's rude, unkempt, unlikeable and remote. Jojo did such a wonderful job of taking you on the journey with Lou as we peel back his layers and fall for the man under all of that pain.<br /><br />Lou was another wonderful treat for me. There are so many vanilla protagonists in contemporary romance, that I was pleasantly surprised with her colourful, unique voice. Her quirks and sarcastic sense of humour brought lightness to a heavy plotline and I found her flaws endearing rather than annoying.<br /><br />The supporting cast was surprisingly unlikeable. Her family and boyfriend treated her horribly and there didn't seem to be any redeeming qualities about them, and his family was a bloody mess--though I at least felt a shred of sympathy for his mother. I did enjoy Will's nurse Nathan. That said, the terrible families helped shape their world so it didn't take away from the story.<br /><br />Me Before You is heart-wrenching, and challenging, and had me in tears multiple times. I felt Lou's desperation, and Will's helplessness and rode the rollercoaster with them. Contrary to some opinions I have read, I found that Jojo did a good job of balancing the scales for the controversial choices that Will and Lou face.<br /><br />Will was a vibrant, adventurous man who doesn't want to live the sheltered, crippled life forced on him by his accident; while Lou is able-bodied and free to do or be anything, but chooses to live a sheltered and limited life. They infuriate each other, they challenge each other, and their struggle to change each other brings them both pain and healing.<br /><br />I won't spoil the ending, so that's all I can say about it. If you want to know which way it goes, you'll have to read it...or read a spoiler ;)<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Fav. Quotes (minus the spoilery ones):</strong></h2><span style="font-style: italic;">"You can only actually help someone who wants to be helped." &nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"...you don't have to let the result of one mistake be the thing that defines you."&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"'Hey, Clark,’ he said. ‘Tell me something good.’"</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"Push yourself. Don't settle. Wear those stripy legs with pride."</span><br /><br /><br /><h2> <strong>My Rating: 4/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="94" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1rs4OjBEwJA/ToOLEKpG8lI/AAAAAAAAASU/cSigUyPUydIGMp9TQXcbRaAz6incxh9yACPcB/s320/4.png" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><h2> <strong>You'll like this series if you liked </strong></h2>The Choice by Nicholas Sparks, The Girl You Left Behind by Jojo Moyes, or My Sister's Keeper by Jodi Picoult.<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.jojomoyes.com/"><img alt="Find out more on the author website" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" src="http://www.jojomoyes.com/" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845204.634" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/26067879-me-before-you"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845252.2993" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /><br /><br /></a><a href="https://www.blogger.com/www.socialbookco.com/book/9780143130154/me-before-you?rid=48"><img alt="Find the best price at socialbookco" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XjsWwEHrcHs/V-AcpQpiWUI/AAAAAAAAA4g/ZIAd5Mk86fQ4HdQqJa1D5SsISAX3SmCPgCLcB/s1600/socialbookco.png" width="191" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qizLgaJNsdA/V-8NcrshuDI/AAAAAAAAA5A/o9rz44nmcwkUXGIxTIcD_2RDX_4g7ioEQCLcB/s1600/sig.PNG" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-60042035109089368162015-10-07T19:17:00.002-07:002016-12-30T08:20:09.437-08:00Menagerie by Rachel Vincent - 5 Stars<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-xC2IlXhZ_qI/WGaJJuV_lvI/AAAAAAAAA6g/peX4M0AjnXkxQ81A5wGsah19vqH5lQr5gCLcB/s400/41lnkQiFCWL.jpg" width="263" /></div><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> Menagerie<br /><b>Author:</b> Rachel Vincent<br /><b>Series:</b> Menagerie #1<br /><b>Genre:</b>&nbsp;Fantasy/Commercial fiction<br /><b>Page Count:</b>&nbsp;432 Pages<br /><b>Published:</b>&nbsp;September 29th, 2015 by MIRA<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5</span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">When Delilah Marlow visits a famous traveling carnival, Metzger's Menagerie, she is an ordinary woman in a not-quite-ordinary world. But under the macabre circus black-top, she discovers a fierce, sharp-clawed creature lurking just beneath her human veneer. Captured and put on exhibition, Delilah in her black swan burlesque costume is stripped of her worldly possessions, including her own name, as she's forced to "perform" in town after town. <br /><br />But there is breathtaking beauty behind the seamy and grotesque reality of the carnival. Gallagher, her handler, is as kind as he is cryptic and strong. The other "attractions"—mermaids, minotaurs, gryphons and kelpies—are strange, yes, but they share a bond forged by the brutal realities of captivity. And as Delilah struggles for her freedom, and for her fellow menagerie, she'll discover a strength and a purpose she never knew existed. <br /><br />Renowned author Rachel Vincent weaves an intoxicating blend of carnival magic and startling humanity in this intricately woven and powerful tale.<br /><br /><br /></blockquote><h2><strong><br /></strong></h2><h2> <strong>My Review:</strong></h2><br />I actually hugged this book when it came in mail. Why? Because I knew I was about to fall in love with it, as I do with every other Rachel Vincent book I have ever read. She did it again.<br /><br />Menagerie is very different from Rachel Vincent's other books, but that in no way detracts from it. Even though I knew going into it that Menagerie wasn't an urban fantasy or paranormal romance, I was still surprised by the lack of a MC love story, as I absolutely adore Rachel's romance plotlines in all of her other books, but again I found it didn't take anything away, if anything I found it amped up the importance of all of the other themes and plot points that needed their time in the spotlight.<br /><br />The story follows Delilah Marlow as she finds out she's a monster, gets sold to a traveling circus and caged for being a monster,&nbsp;and discovers who the monsters really are. Her struggle to maintain her inner-self while being treated like a worthless animal is heart-wrenching and inspiring.<br /><br />It is dark and twisty and kept me ravenous for more up until the last page. I was rooting for Delilah to overcome her captors while also fully experiencing the helplessness of her situation through Vincent's captivating voice.<br /><br />I can't wait for Masquerade (Menagerie&nbsp;#2) to be released so I can dive back into this world.<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Fav. Quotes (minus the spoilery ones):</strong></h2><span style="font-style: italic;">"We have psychos, too. People kill their coworkers. Kids kill their classmates. Parents kill their own children. Those people are every bit as monstrous as the worst cryptid predator you can point to, yet they’re human, just like we are.” Atherton and Pennington stared at me, and unease churned in my stomach. “There is no we,” the deputy said... &nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"I deal in morality, not in law."&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span> <span style="font-style: italic;">"I said I don't enjoy seeing <b>you</b> suffer."</span><br /><br /><br /><h2> <strong>My Rating: 5/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="" height="74" id="blogsy-1341291845127.3804" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></div><br /><h2> <strong>You'll like this series if you liked </strong></h2>Shifter series by Rachel Vincent,&nbsp;The Night Circus&nbsp;by Erin Morgenstern, or Room by Emma Donoghue (If you also like fantasy as well).<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.rachelvincent.com/"><img alt="Find out more on the author website" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" src="http://www.rachelvincent.com" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845204.634" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/18350798-menagerie"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845252.2993" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /><br /><br /></a><a href="http://www.socialbookco.com/book/9780778316053/menagerie"><img alt="Find the best price at socialbookco" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="https://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XjsWwEHrcHs/V-AcpQpiWUI/AAAAAAAAA4g/ZIAd5Mk86fQ4HdQqJa1D5SsISAX3SmCPgCLcB/s1600/socialbookco.png" width="191" /></a><br /><br />*Side-note: I received&nbsp;an ebook copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. I got my hardcover in the mail before I could get&nbsp;started&nbsp;but was happy to have&nbsp;the ebook as well so I could take it with me everywhere. Thanks Netgalley!*<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" class="" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" height="150" id="blogsy-1341291845183.9377" width="300" /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-72170737733041124212015-09-30T17:58:00.000-07:002015-09-30T17:58:01.214-07:00The Aeronauts WindlassThe Aeronauts Windlass; the first book in the new series from Jim Butcher came out this week. My brother is a huge fan and is waiting on his order to come in the mail. For those of you who prefer paperback to hardcover (like him) but don't want to wait the year for it to come out in that format in North America, you can order the UK version. There are a couple of differences that I've noticed (ie. using single quotes instead of double) but nothing that took away from the books that I have read in the past. I've posted a link below if you want to order the UK version of&nbsp;The Aeronauts Windlass.<br /><br />Happy Reading!<br /><br />&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0356504689/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=0356504689&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=didaniin-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0356504689&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=CA&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=didaniin-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=15&amp;a=0356504689" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" />BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-37829454516016107792015-09-28T13:59:00.000-07:002015-09-28T13:59:07.474-07:00Poison Study Blog Hop<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1401174357l/1192365.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://d.gr-assets.com/books/1401174357l/1192365.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br /><br />Poison Study by Maria V. Snyder is still one of my all-time favourite reads, and to honour it's 10th anniversary she is host a blog tour. Find out more <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/1683652255205079/1686592424911062/" target="_blank">here.</a>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-67921587274926294342015-07-30T18:54:00.002-07:002015-09-03T08:10:57.597-07:00Adult Colouring BooksIt seems like once a week I hear someone talking about adult colouring books. I have been told they are the new "thing" and let me just say I couldn't be happier to jump on board of this train.<br /><br />I have been an artist for as long as I can remember, but it all started with a colouring book. I even remember the first page I ever learned to colour properly: I was five years old, and it was a big strawberry. I was sitting at an empty table in "The Hole in the Wall" diner in Port Perry, Ontario. It was after closing and my sister (who worked there at the time) took a break from pushing an ancient tan and brown hoover over the french fry littered carpet to teach me the right way to colour so that I could stay within the lines. The crayons were the original Crayola and I was chewing a giant pink gumball from the Chef's secret stash on top of the industrial fridge. I fell in love with art that day and colouring books have held a special place in my heart ever since.<br /><br />I stumbled upon this beauty today and have decided that one way or another it must be mine.<br /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1780671067/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=1780671067&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=didaniin-20">Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=15&amp;a=1780671067" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> :<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1780671067/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=1780671067&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=didaniin-20" target="_blank"><img alt=" Secret Garden Inky Treasure Hunt" border="0" src="http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/A1baM9UwB2L.jpg" height="320" width="319" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Beautiful and whimsical drawings just itching to be brought to life with wax or ink. I hope this fad lasts longer than that gumball did because as long as it's popular publishers will keep pumping out great books like these!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">If you click on the image above or the link below amazon has sample pages to view.&nbsp;</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/1780671067/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=1780671067&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=didaniin-20">Secret Garden: An Inky Treasure Hunt and Coloring Book</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=15&amp;a=1780671067" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> </div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-68766686536370954282015-07-30T17:59:00.001-07:002015-09-03T08:09:37.471-07:00Circle Series by Tedd Dekker<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xyZs_AKhas8/VbrIapxE6cI/AAAAAAAAAsU/pSkZnETpXsw/s1600/the_circle_series_by_ted_dekker_-_white_3.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-xyZs_AKhas8/VbrIapxE6cI/AAAAAAAAAsU/pSkZnETpXsw/s320/the_circle_series_by_ted_dekker_-_white_3.png" width="320" /></a></div>I have been a huge fan of Tedd Dekker since I first read his Circle Series, and got my mom and sister hooked on his writing along with me. Right now amazon is selling an ebook omnibus of the whole series for $9.99 -- which is a crazy good deal because I spent $40 to buy the hardcover box set when <i>Green</i> first came out!<br /><br />Why not use this opportunity to delve into an awesome series and become a fan along with me? Dekker also has a new book coming out in October, <i>A.D.33 </i>-- the second in the A.D. series and I can't wait to read them. To buy the Circle series, or either of the A.D. books, click on the links below.<br /><br />Happy reading!<br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0052FTNJ2/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=B0052FTNJ2&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=didaniin-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B0052FTNJ2&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=CA&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=didaniin-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=15&amp;a=B0052FTNJ2" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00IMN2VWC/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=B00IMN2VWC&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=didaniin-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B00IMN2VWC&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=CA&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=didaniin-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=15&amp;a=B00IMN2VWC" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B013CAU2PW/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=B013CAU2PW&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=didaniin-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=B013CAU2PW&amp;Format=_SL110_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=CA&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=didaniin-20" /></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=15&amp;a=B013CAU2PW" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-76437724238921576362015-02-24T12:30:00.000-08:002016-12-30T12:02:09.602-08:00Lion's Share by Rachel Vincent - 5 Stars!<div class="tr_bq"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://images.gr-assets.com/books/1422607420l/23507277.jpg" width="250" /></div><br /><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Title:</b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: large;">Lion's Share</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Author:</b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: large;">Rachel Vincent</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Series:</b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;Wildcats #1</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Genre:</b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;Paranormal Romance</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Page Count:</b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;270 Pages</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Published:</b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><span style="font-size: large;">February 23rd&nbsp;2015 by Smashwords</span><br /><b style="font-size: x-large;">Rating:</b><span style="font-size: large;">&nbsp;5/5</span><br /><blockquote><br /><b>Abby Wade has a dangerous secret.</b><br />Two months ago, she disobeyed an order, but instead of kicking her out of the Pride, Jace offered her a job. Since then, she’s been battling a completely inappropriate crush on the young, hot Alpha. But when accepting his job offer seems like the only way to keep her skeletons safely in their closet, Abby doesn’t hesitate.<br /> <br /><b>Jace Hammond has a big problem.</b><br />A rogue is slaughtering humans in his territory, and he must eliminate the threat before the entire shifter species is exposed. There could not be a worse time for Abby to accept a job he only offered as a boost to her confidence. Abby is smart, beautiful, and resilient—more than enough to distract any man from the mission. Unfortunately, she may just be the worst enforcer ever to hold the title.<br /> <br />As they hunt the killer, Abby’s secret becomes a threat to Jace’s authority and to her own life. But the real danger is the grip she has on his twice-shy heart.</blockquote><br />Rachel Vincent has done it again! Lion's Share is an edge of your seat, shocking, gripping, thrilling, sexy-as-hell paranormal romance both Shifters fans and new readers will love.<br /><br />Abby and Jace's story brought everything I loved about the Shifters series to the table but with even more steam--and a killer murder mystery (pun intended) to boot. The chemistry between the two werecats is tangible and addictive. Abby was just the right mix of defiant and tripping over her own feet to make me like her from the get-go, and Jace....oh Jace. I will always have him ranked as one of my favourite male protagonists. He's sexy, charming, dedicated, strong and everything an alpha male should be.<br /><br />As these two followed the bread crumbs in a series of "wild animal" killings and stumbled over their forbidden feelings for each other, I got caught up completely in their world until I was smiling from ear to ear as I read the final line.<br /><br />If you haven't read Rachel's other books you are seriously missing out, and her newest book is no exception.<br /><br /><h2><strong>You'll like this series if you liked</strong></h2>The Shifters Series by Rachel Vincent, Bitten by Kelley Armstrong,&nbsp;or the Mercy Thompson series<br />by Patricia Briggs.<br /><br /><h2><strong>Links 4 More:</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.rachelvincent.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Find out more on the author website" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" src="http://www.rachelvincent.com/" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845204.634" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23507277-lion-s-share" target="_blank"><img alt=" " class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845252.2993" src="https://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00SG7NSTO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;linkCode=ll1&amp;tag=didaniin-20&amp;linkId=badeb395242264aef47ac81387dbf54b" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-EHUxKo2avGE/T52bRhsx9lI/AAAAAAAAAYo/tkk-aMspAVQdyjQF9Ksy4Pkrv9g3WjHTACPcB/s1600/amazon.jpg" /></a><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><img border="0" src="https://3.bp.blogspot.com/-qizLgaJNsdA/V-8NcrshuDI/AAAAAAAAA5A/o9rz44nmcwkUXGIxTIcD_2RDX_4g7ioEQCLcB/s1600/sig.PNG" /><br /><br /><br />Purchase&nbsp;on amazon:&nbsp;<a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00SG7NSTO/ref=as_li_ss_tl?ie=UTF8&amp;camp=15121&amp;creative=390961&amp;creativeASIN=B00SG7NSTO&amp;linkCode=as2&amp;tag=didaniin-20">Lion's Share (Wildcats Book 1)</a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&amp;l=as2&amp;o=15&amp;a=B00SG7NSTO" height="1" style="border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;" width="1" /> BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-86681306711475381162015-02-19T11:26:00.003-08:002015-02-19T11:26:54.904-08:00Warrior Book TrailerJanna Lafrance has made a book trailer for her upcoming series starter Warrior (The Remnant Chronicles, #1) Check it out below, or click <a href="https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23338864-warrior?ac=1" target="_blank">here</a> to read more about the book on goodreads.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><iframe width="320" height="266" class="YOUTUBE-iframe-video" data-thumbnail-src="https://ytimg.googleusercontent.com/vi/W_BRJNJBtTE/0.jpg" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/W_BRJNJBtTE?feature=player_embedded" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe></div><br />BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-49129981206590196212015-01-30T10:19:00.001-08:002015-07-30T18:20:03.253-07:00Lion's Share Cover Reveal<div class="text">Rachel Vincent’s Shifters series is getting a spinoff, and it’s <strike>almost</strike> here! LION’S SHARE (Wildcats Book 1) <strike>will be</strike>&nbsp;came out on February 23, 2015 and it’s up <strike>for preorder</strike> on Amazon!<br /><br /></div><div>Check out the shiny new cover:</div><div><img alt="Rachel Vincent's Lion Share" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1422607420l/23507277.jpg" height="480" width="300" /></div><div><br /></div><div>About the book:</div><div><strong>Abby Wade has a dangerous secret.</strong></div><div>Two months ago, she disobeyed an order, but instead of kicking her out of the Pride, Jace offered her a job. Since then, she’s been battling a completely inappropriate crush on the young, hot Alpha. But when accepting his job offer seems like the only way to keep her skeletons safely in their closet, Abby doesn’t hesitate.</div><div><strong>Jace Hammond has a big problem.</strong></div><div>A rogue is slaughtering humans in his territory, and he must eliminate the threat before the entire shifter species is exposed. There could not be a worse time for Abby to accept a job he only offered as a boost to her confidence. Abby is smart, beautiful, and resilient—more than enough to distract any man from the mission. Unfortunately, she may just be the worst enforcer ever to hold the title.</div><div>As they hunt the killer, Abby’s secret becomes a threat to Jace’s authority and to her own life. But the real danger is the grip she has on his twice-shy heart.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://www.rachelvincent.com/blog/2014/10/24/shifters-spinoff-yes-you-read-that-right/"><span style="color: black;">Learn more about the book.</span></a></div><div>Follow Rachel online:</div><div><a href="http://www.rachelvincent.com/Lionsshare.php"><span style="color: black;">Website</span></a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/rachelkvincent"><span style="color: black;">Facebook</span></a><br /><a href="https://twitter.com/rachelkvincent"><span style="color: black;">Twitter</span></a><br /><span style="color: black;"><a href="http://rachelkvincent.tumblr.com/">Tumblr</a></span><br /><br /></div><iframe frameborder="0" marginheight="0" marginwidth="0" scrolling="no" src="http://rcm-na.amazon-adsystem.com/e/cm?lt1=_blank&amp;bc1=000000&amp;IS2=1&amp;bg1=FFFFFF&amp;fc1=000000&amp;lc1=0000FF&amp;t=didaniin-20&amp;o=15&amp;p=8&amp;l=as4&amp;m=amazon&amp;f=ifr&amp;ref=ss_til&amp;asins=B00SG7NSTO" style="height: 240px; width: 120px;"></iframe>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-34825761321671505472013-10-29T14:05:00.000-07:002013-10-29T14:05:09.835-07:00Tyger Tyger - FREE ebook - One Week Only<br />Hey guys, as you might remember; I loved the first two books in the GOBLIN WARS trilogy, and to promote the last book WHEN THE STARS THREW DOWN THEIR SPEARS (out now) the publisher is giving away the first book TYGER, TYGER for free!! (ebook only)<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/tyger-tyger/id427571024?mt=11" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-N3uaVOrj9Dc/UnAhXseLe6I/AAAAAAAAAlY/nhcRk1MOy3E/s1600/600x280_2.png" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Download it and read it! I can wait to read the final book!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">For my reviews of the first two books click on the covers below:</div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2010/11/quick-review-tyger-tyger.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_3347Qg9d67U/TON18vW-47I/AAAAAAAAAIs/I9U7HMl-ZOM/s200/7740225.jpg" width="135" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/04/in-forests-of-night-55.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-33CpfRXsOII/T34AfFE_peI/AAAAAAAAAW8/JC0SB3G-oJw/s200/10066415.jpg" width="133" /></a></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-51133530023178725422013-05-31T06:52:00.002-07:002013-05-31T14:10:58.059-07:00A Girl Named Grace Review and Giveaway!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1627702194997668996" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"></a><a href="http://janna-agirlnamedgrace.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank"><br /><img alt="" class="alignnone" height="285" id="blogsy-1370005209591.986" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-VFBjialcCf8/UYEnJzU7KgI/AAAAAAAAADU/YHty7FEQS6Y/s1600/blogtour.png" width="500" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"></div><div class="" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chIWZQdVhcs/UaiisxbNwOI/AAAAAAAAAk0/1WrUXMQwXeI/s1600/agirlnamedgrace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chIWZQdVhcs/UaiisxbNwOI/AAAAAAAAAk0/1WrUXMQwXeI/s320/agirlnamedgrace.jpg" width="200" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1627702194997668996" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-chIWZQdVhcs/UaiisxbNwOI/AAAAAAAAAk0/1WrUXMQwXeI/s1600/agirlnamedgrace.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1627702194997668996" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Title:</strong> A Girl Named Grace</span></div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Author:</strong> Janna Lafrance<strong><br /></strong><strong>Genre:</strong> Fiction, Inspirational</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Page Count:</strong> 317 Pages</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Published:</strong> October 2012 by Safehouse Media</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Rating:</strong> 5/5</span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">When Grace’s perfectly constructed life is shattered by unthinkable tragedy, she is forced to revisit her past and the secret world she had convinced herself was a fairy tale—a world where angels appear on rooftops and the Jewish man named Jesus meets with her and leads her on a path to healing and intimacy with her Creator.<br /><br />At first, Grace thinks she is experiencing hallucinations or possible episodes of psychosis brought on my the trauma of recent events, however as time progresses, she starts to realize that these beings she is encountering are more real than she could possibly imagine. As the mysteries of the supernatural realm begin to unfold around her, she gains the courage to journey into dark memories that she had spent nearly a lifetime trying to forget, and is finally able to embrace hope for a future she had never thought possible.</blockquote><h2></h2><h2><strong>My Review:</strong></h2>Grace reached the lowest of lows. She was kicked while she was down and found herself utterly hopeless--but it was in that place that she found <em>Him</em>.<br /><br />A Girl Named Grace is a beautiful love story, but not in the conventional sense. It's about a broken girl coming to life again as she comes to know the uncompromising and unsurpassing love of the One who saved her. <br /><br />Grace is a real and relatable character that comes to life on the page. When the "God-man" comes into her life he is portrayed in such a real and true way that I could feel His words as I read them.<br /><br />I loved the style and voice of Janna's writing. I was drawn into Grace's story from the very beginning, and felt her pain and triumphs right along with her. There were moments that my heart squeezed in my chest, and moments when tears fell of their own accord, but I was left with a happy heart and a greater understanding of God's love.<br /><br /><h2><strong>Favourite Quotes:</strong></h2><i>"..the&nbsp;puzzle&nbsp;of her carefully pieced together life was growing weary of holding itself together..." </i>Pg 1<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"She found it difficult to tear her eyes away, even though her insides drew back like fingers from a flame."&nbsp;</span>Pg 3<br /><br /><i>"Her entire life had been built over a fault line , and today, as the past and future collided with&nbsp;catastrophic&nbsp;force, the earth opened up and Grace began to fall."&nbsp;</i>Pg 30<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"The raw emotion that came from somewhere in the deep, dark cavern of her soul rose like lava, burning its way through her chest and throat. She couldn't contain it and didn't want to. Not here. Not when stifling it meant its fire would only continue to scorch her heart and any ability she had left to love and be loved." &nbsp;</span>Pg 87<br /><br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1627702194997668996" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><span style="font-style: italic;">"In spite of and in defiance to the natural inclination to survive and protect oneself, love is a force that is released the moment an individual chooses the well-being of another before himself."&nbsp;</span>Pg 117<br /><br /><em><br /></em><br /><h2><strong>My Rating: 5/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="" height="74" id="blogsy-1370005209587.5193" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><h2></h2><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1627702194997668996" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><br /><br /><br /><h2>Author Chat! </h2>Janna Lafrance will be doing a live chat on Thursday, June 13th at 8pm EST via Facebook&nbsp;<a href="https://www.facebook.com/pages/Janna-Lafrance-Author/417008981692155" target="_blank">here</a>.<br /><br /><h2><strong>You'll like this book if you liked </strong></h2>The Shack by William P. Young; He Loves Me by Wayne Jacobsen; Bo's Café by by John Lynch, Bill Thrall, and Bruce McNicol; So You Don't Want To Go To Church Anymore by Wayne Jacobsen.<br /><br /><br /><h2><strong>GIVEAWAY!</strong></h2><a class="rafl" href="http://www.rafflecopter.com/rafl/display/a4eaa919/" id="rc-a4eaa919" rel="nofollow">a Rafflecopter giveaway</a><script src="//d12vno17mo87cx.cloudfront.net/embed/rafl/cptr.js"></script> <br /><h2><strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><a href="http://www.jannalafrance.blogspot.ca/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="buy the book or find out more info at the author's website" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1370005209605.3374" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1370005209609.5935" src="http://www.jannalafrance.blogspot.ca" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/31838833/A-Girl-Named-Grace" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Add to your Shelfari shelf" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1370005209607.9158" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JRLR9zHjXg/T52VDyKy11I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4Fq_SAIlXIM/s1600/shelfari.jpg" width="191" /></a><a href="http://www.blogger.com/blogger.g?blogID=1627702194997668996" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1370005209638.7258" src="http://www.shelfari.com/books/31838833/A-Girl-Named-Grace" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745868-a-girl-named-grace" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1370005209574.3083" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1370005209636.8157" src="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/15745868-a-girl-named-grace" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/A-Girl-Named-Grace-ebook/dp/B00A29CHZK/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target=""><img alt="buy the ebook from Amazon" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1370005209620.8037" src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-EHUxKo2avGE/T52bRhsx9lI/AAAAAAAAAYo/Hvh9a1PPMOU/s191/amazon.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1370005209629.8752" src="http://www.amazon.com/A-Girl-Named-Grace-ebook/dp/B00A29CHZK/ref=cm_cr_pr_product_top" width="1" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" class="" height="150" id="blogsy-1370005209626.768" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" width="300" /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-28281632184342242182013-04-08T18:11:00.001-07:002013-04-08T18:23:06.255-07:00With All My Soul - 5/5<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2WYhy8koVnI/UWNhM0FwTTI/AAAAAAAAAjo/rFCkwK6G6N8/s1600/wams.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-2WYhy8koVnI/UWNhM0FwTTI/AAAAAAAAAjo/rFCkwK6G6N8/s320/wams.jpg" width="208" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> With All My Soul<br /><b>Author:</b> Rachel Vincent<br /><b>Series:</b> Soul Screamers #7<br /><b>Genre:</b> YA, Fantasy<br /><b>Page Count:</b> 384 Pages<br /><b>Published:</b>&nbsp;March 26th, 2013 by Harlequin Teen<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5</span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">What does it mean when your school is voted the most dangerous<br /><br />It's time to kick some hellion butt...<br /><br />After not really surviving her junior year (after all, she did die), Kaylee Cavanaugh has vowed to take back her school from the hellions causing all the trouble. She's going to the find a way to turn the incarnations of Avarice, Envy and Vanity and the rest on each other. And so she–and her gang–make plans to protect her friends and finish this war, once and forever.<br /><br />But then she meets Wrath. And Kaylee realizes that she's closer to the edge than she's ever been. Especially when one more person she loves is taken...</blockquote><h2><strong><br /></strong></h2><h2> <strong>My Review:</strong></h2><br />I am reviewing right after putting the book down. I feel like my heart is too big for my chest.<br /><br />Picking up right after Before I Wake left off, this final Soul Screamers book takes you on a whirlwind journey as Kaylee tries to gain vengeance against the hellion of greed.<br /><br />I didn't know what to expect from the book focused on wrath, but I have to say that angry Kaylee is my favourite so far. The fierceness of her righteous anger gave her a backbone of steel that made her a force to be reckoned with.<br /><br />The frustration that came with their hopeless fight against impossible odds kept me glued to the page, wondering how on earth (or the Netherworld) were they going to defeat the immortal forces that opposed them.<br /><br />As with other Rachel Vincent books, I didn't see the twists coming, and I was an emotional wreck and a giddy fool throughout the span of this book.<br /><br />I feel like I'm not ready to let go of this world, but I am happy with how things were left.<br /><br />Well done Mrs. Vincent, well done.<br /><br /><br /><h2> <strong>Fav. Quotes (minus the spoilery ones):</strong></h2><span style="font-style: italic;">"You expect me to believe that if someone threw a pie in your face at a funeral you wouldn't lick your lips?"&nbsp;</span>Sabine - pg 12<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"Oh, that will&nbsp;<b>never</b>&nbsp;be enough for me, little fury."&nbsp;<span style="font-style: normal;">Ira - pg 158</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"We owe the world something. We owe the world <b>everything</b>." </span>Kaylee - pg 220<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"This is the most frighteningly beautiful mouth I have ever seen." </span>Tod - pg 314<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"The pain begins, and within seconds it consumes me." </span>Kaylee -&nbsp;pg 341<br /><br /><br /><h2> <strong>My Rating: 5/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="" height="74" id="blogsy-1341291845127.3804" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2> <strong>Other books in this series</strong></h2><span style="color: #cccccc;">(Click highlighted titles for my review)</span><br /><br />1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-soul-to-take-soul-screamers-1-55.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Take</a><br />2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-soul-to-save-soul-screamers-2-55.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Save</a><br />3 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/04/soul-screamers-3-my-soul-to-keep-455.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Keep</a><br />4 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/04/my-soul-to-steal-55-re-review.html">My Soul to Steal</a><br />5 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/05/if-i-die-soul-screamers-5-55-stars.html">If I Die</a><br />6 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/07/soul-screamers-6-before-i-wake-55-stars.html">Before I Wake</a><br />7 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2013/04/with-all-my-soul-55.html" target="_blank">With All My Soul</a><br /><br />Prequels and Short Stories:<br />0.1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-soul-to-lose-soul-screamers-prequel.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Lose</a><br />0.2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/04/reaper-soul-screamers-prequel-55.html">Reaper</a><br />0.3 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sabines-stories-two-soul-screamers.html">Fearless</a> (Kiss Me Deadly - Anthology)<br />4.2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sabines-stories-two-soul-screamers.html">Niederwald</a> (Enthralled - Anthology)<br />5.1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/05/never-to-sleep-soul-screamers-novella.html">Never to Sleep</a><br /><br /><h2> <strong>You'll like this series if you liked </strong></h2>Shifter series by Rachel Vincent, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Darkest Powers Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.rachelvincent.com/"><img alt="buy the book from The Book Depository, free delivery" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845204.634" src="http://www.rachelvincent.com" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/30249514/With-All-My-Soul"><img alt="Add to your Shelfari shelf" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845245.676" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JRLR9zHjXg/T52VDyKy11I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4Fq_SAIlXIM/s1600/shelfari.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845203.7156" src="http://www.shelfari.com/books/30249514/With-All-My-Soul" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13508069-with-all-my-soul"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845252.2993" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845161.3337" src="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13508069-with-all-my-soul" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/With-All-My-Soul-Rachel-Vincent/9780373210664/?a_aid=hoping4more"><img alt="buy the book from The Book Depository, free delivery" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845177.6792" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Zj8NBWr5rY/T52VDePLL6I/AAAAAAAAAYM/BehUQJAGP_I/s1600/bookdepot.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845182.836" src="http://www.bookdepository.com/With-All-My-Soul-Rachel-Vincent/9780373210664/?a_aid=hoping4more" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" class="" height="150" id="blogsy-1341291845183.9377" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" width="300" /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-62347616286791962222013-02-21T14:47:00.000-08:002013-04-08T18:24:54.751-07:00With All My Soul Reading Challenge<br /><br /><div style="border: 0px; color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: center; vertical-align: baseline;"><a 0px="" baseline="" border:="" color:="" f3686d="" href="http://www.fiktshun.com/fiktshun/2013/02/19/with-all-my-soul-mini-reading-challenge-sign-ups/" margin:="" outline:="" padding:="" vertical-align:=""><img alt="WAMS Mini-Reading Challenge" class="aligncenter" height="250" src="http://www.fiktshun.com/fiktshun/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/WithAllMySoul_button.jpg" style="background-color: transparent; border: 5px solid rgb(251, 221, 223); display: block; height: auto; margin: 10px auto; max-width: 100%; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" width="250" /></a></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: inherit;"> Anyone who knows me knows how much I love Rachel Vincent. I have read all of her books at least once and participated in the Soul Screamers Reading&nbsp;Challenge&nbsp;last year. I can't wait to read the 7th and final book "With All My Soul" on March 19th.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><span style="color: #674ea7; font-family: inherit;"> Lucky for me (and you) Fiktshun is hosting a mini-reading challenge for With All My Soul.</span></div><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Here are the rules:</div><br /><br /><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The challenge will begin on&nbsp;<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">March 19th</strong>&nbsp;and end on&nbsp;<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">April 30th, 2013</strong>.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> The challenge is to&nbsp;<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">read AND review WITH ALL MY SOUL</strong>&nbsp;by Rachel Vincent.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> To participate in this challenge,&nbsp;<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">SIGN UP</strong>&nbsp;in the Linky List over on Fiktshun's blog.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> You can sign up any time between now and the end of the challenge.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> You must have a blog, Tumblr, Facebook page or Goodreads account – or some other way to post a review online – to be a participant in this challenge.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If you do not have a blog and want to have your review posted on the&nbsp;<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"><a href="http://soulscreamersreadingchallenge.blogspot.com/" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" target="_blank" title="Soul Screamers Reading Challenge Blog">Soul Screamers Reading Challenge Blog</a></strong>, leave a link to that blog with your name in the Linky List.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> If you’d like to create a&nbsp;<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">participation post</strong>, you can get extra entries into the&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fiktshun.com/fiktshun/2013/02/19/with-all-my-soul-mini-reading-challenge-sign-ups/#" id="_GPLITA_2" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;" title="Click to Continue &gt; by Browse to Save">sign-up</a>&nbsp;giveaway by leaving a link to your post in the Rafflecopter form. (Not required.)</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Feel free to&nbsp;<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">grab a challenge button</strong>&nbsp;from the sidebar! (Not required.)</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> On March 19th there will be a “<strong style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Challenge Begins</strong>” post where you can leave a link to your review.</li></ul><ul style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; list-style: none; margin: 0px 0px 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 30px; vertical-align: baseline;"><li style="border: 0px; list-style-type: circle; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;"> Only those who review WITH ALL MY SOUL during the dates of the challenge and leave their links will be eligible for the challenge giveaway which will be announced in that post.</li></ul><br /><br /><div style="border: 0px; line-height: 21px; margin-bottom: 15px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">If you’d like to sign up, head over to Fiktshun’s&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fiktshun.com/fiktshun/2013/02/19/with-all-my-soul-mini-reading-challenge-sign-ups/" style="border: 0px; margin: 0px; outline: 0px; padding: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Sign Up Page</a></div><span style="color: #7a7a7a; font-family: Georgia, Times, serif; font-size: 14px;">!</span>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-9488472244093636022013-02-04T18:07:00.000-08:002013-02-04T18:09:04.656-08:00Shadow Bound - 5 Stars<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5Oa8rbz6kW4/URBmks85hvI/AAAAAAAAAic/vjWeub6kyX8/s1600/11000229.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-5Oa8rbz6kW4/URBmks85hvI/AAAAAAAAAic/vjWeub6kyX8/s400/11000229.jpg" width="250" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><strong>Title:</strong>&nbsp;Shadow Bound<br /><strong>Author:</strong>&nbsp;Rachel Vincent<br /><strong>Series:</strong>&nbsp;Unbound #2<br /><strong>Genre:</strong>&nbsp;Urban Fantasy<br /><strong>Page Count:</strong> 439 Pages<br /><strong>Published:</strong>&nbsp;May 22nd 2012 by Mira<br /><strong>Rating:</strong> 5/5</span><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="margin-top: 10px;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><i>If you live in the dark long enough,you begin to forget the light...</i></span></span></div><div style="margin-top: 10px;"><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">Kori Daniels is a shadow-walker, able to travel instantly from one shadow to another. After weeks of confinement for betraying her boss, she's ready to break free of the Tower syndicate for good. But Jake Tower has one final job for Kori, one chance to secure freedom for herself and her sister, Kenley, even if it means taking it from someone else....&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">The job? Recruit Ian Holt-or kill him.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">Ian's ability to manipulate the dark has drawn interest from every syndicate in the world, most notably an invitation from Jake Tower. Though he has no interest in organized crime, Ian accepts the invite, because he's on a mission of his own. Ian has come to kill Tower's top Binder: Kori's little sister.&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;"><br /></span></span><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 11px;">Amid the tangle of lies, an unexpected thread of truth connecting Ian and Kori comes to light. But with opposing goals, they'll have to choose between love and liberty....</span></span></div></blockquote><h2><strong>My Review:</strong></h2>Another fantastic book from Rachel Vincent! I went in with high expectations and I wasn't disappointed at all. <br />I was initially put off by the change of narrators as I wasn't done with Liv and Cam yet, so I was surprised that this book wasn't focused on them. One chapter in and I was drawn right into Ian and Kori's story equally as much as the first book.<br />Kori is dark a jaded, and Ian is full of secrets. I loved delving into the twisted story they unravelled together. <br />And the villains! I thought Ruben was bad, but Tower makes him look tame.<br />Great read. Two very enthusiastic thumbs up!<br /><br /><h2><strong>Fav. Quote(s):</strong></h2><span style="font-style: italic;">"Jake Tower was the heart of the Tower syndicate. We—the initiates—were the lifeblood of the organization, but Tower was the pump that kept us flowing through the veins and arteries of this living machine."<span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>Kori (narrating) - Ch 1<br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">""I would make fire rain from the heavens to smite your enemies with the flames of our shared rage."<span style="font-style: italic;">" </span>Ian - Ch 22</span><em><br /></em><br /><h2><strong>My Rating: 5/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="74" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2><strong>Other books in this series</strong></h2><span style="color: blue;">(Click highlighted titles for my review)</span><br /><strong>Novels:</strong><br />1 - Blood Bound 5/5<br />2 - Shadow Bound 5/5<br />3 - Oath Bound (Coming&nbsp;April 30th 2013)<br /><br /><h2><strong>You'll like this series if you liked </strong></h2>Shifter series by Rachel Vincent, Mortal Instruments by Cassandra Clare, Dark Angels by Keri Arthur &nbsp;or Dresden Files by Jim Butcher<br /><br /><h2><strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><a href="http://rachelvincent.com/index.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Visit Author's Site" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1359259240919.6572" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1359259240871.4092" src="http://www.juliekagawa.com/" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/25879009/Shadow-Bound" target="_blank"><img alt="Add to your Shelfari shelf" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1359259240887.5269" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JRLR9zHjXg/T52VDyKy11I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4Fq_SAIlXIM/s1600/shelfari.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1359259240890.611" src="http://www.shelfari.com/books/27411813/The-Iron-Knight" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11000229-shadow-bound" target="_blank"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1359259240939.703" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1359259240945.334" src="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9659607-the-iron-knight" width="1" /><br /><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Shadow-Bound-Rachel-Vincent/9780778313434/?a_aid=hoping4more"><img alt="buy the book from The Book Depository, free delivery" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1359259240942.5298" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Zj8NBWr5rY/T52VDePLL6I/AAAAAAAAAYM/BehUQJAGP_I/s1600/bookdepot.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1359259240900.3223" src="http://www.bookdepository.com/Shadow-Bound-Rachel-Vincent/9780778313434/?a_aid=hoping4more" width="1" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" class="" height="150" id="blogsy-1359259240896.735" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" width="300" /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-62020783393014771762013-01-03T13:27:00.001-08:002013-01-03T13:29:40.476-08:00Top 10 Reads of 2012Here are my top 10 favourite reads of 2012. In the order I read them in:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10066415-in-the-forests-of-the-night" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-33CpfRXsOII/T34AfFE_peI/AAAAAAAAAW8/JC0SB3G-oJw/s200/10066415.jpg" width="133" /></a><br /><h3 style="text-align: left;">1) In the Forests of the Night by Kersten Hamilton ☆☆☆☆☆</h3><blockquote class="tr_bq" style="text-align: left;">I was so very exited when Kersten Hamilton gave me a copy of "In the Forest of the Night", I loved "Tyger, Tyger" and was waiting eagerly for a sequel. It didn't disappoint. Another great YA read from a great new author.</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8803932-if-i-die" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LNCcNQ4ozjQ/UBmGlUWk1NI/AAAAAAAAAdY/eEORdU-uLoA/s200/5.jpeg" width="124" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">2) If I Die by Rachel Vincent ☆☆☆☆☆</h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">Wow. Just, Wow! I was on the edge of my seat for this entire book - read it a day. This is one of my favourite series and top 5 authors.</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11418574-before-i-wake" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XHKYM1FiC_E/UBmHaotFQ7I/AAAAAAAAAdo/lMtcxx1_ycQ/s200/6.jpeg" width="123" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">3) Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent <span class="s1">☆☆☆☆☆</span></h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">In the same series as "If I Die", this was my favourite book in the series so far!</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12381269-deadlocked" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1321805655l/12381269.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">4) Deadlocked by Charlaine Harris <span class="s1">☆☆☆☆</span></h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">I was on the edge of my seat with this one. I have no idea how Charlaine is going to wrap up this series. If you had asked me two books ago how I thought this would all end I would have had a pretty good idea, but now everything is tossed up in the air and I have no clue. A great story in Sookie's universe and a must read</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7937843-room" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1344265419l/7937843.jpg" width="129" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">5) Room by by Emma Donoghue <span class="s1">☆☆☆☆☆</span></h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">I was a little late on this one, but a friend of mine was raving about it, so I finally caved and decided to see what all the fuss was about. I'm very glad I did. It's a touching and riveting book that captured a terrifying situation in a non-threatening way so that I was comfortable reading it.&nbsp;</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9659607-the-iron-knight" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1321070569l/9659607.jpg" width="137" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">6) The Iron Knight by Julie Kagawa <span class="s1">☆☆☆☆☆</span></h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">Now that was an epic journey! Ash's POV was refreshing, Puck and Grim were hilarious and entertaining as usual, and the cast of other characters were both unexpected, and wonderful. Loved every minute of reading this!</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13335037-divergent" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1328559506l/13335037.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">7) Divergent by Veronica Roth <span class="s1">☆☆☆☆☆</span></h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">So good I can't even believe it. This is how dystopian should be done!</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11735983-insurgent" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1325667729l/11735983.jpg" width="131" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">8) Insurgent by Veronica Roth <span class="s1">☆☆☆☆☆</span></h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">I love Four. Now that we have that out of the way; this was another great book from Veronica Roth. and a must read if you like Divergent.</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7953079-queen-in-exile" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1348716007l/7953079.jpg" width="126" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">9) Queen in Exile by Donna Hatch <span class="s1">☆☆☆☆☆</span></h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">I was very pleasantly surprised with this book. I bought it to be my "Q" book for the alphabet reading challenge and am so happy that I did! This adventure/journey with a bit of magic thrown in was just the right tempo and the relationship between the two main characters was executed and progressed perfectly. I also liked that it is a stand-alone novel, but I felt like I had read a whole series - nothing was left lacking and the character and world development were exceptional.</blockquote><div class="p2"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12868761-let-s-pretend-this-never-happened" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="200" src="http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320449173l/12868761.jpg" width="132" /></a></div><h3 style="text-align: left;">10) Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson <span class="s1">☆☆☆☆☆</span></h3><blockquote class="tr_bq">If you hang around me at all you have probably heard me quote at least one of Jenny Lawson's stories. She is hilarious and honest and the only Memoir I have ever read. I laughed out loud so many times I lost count ail reading this. One of my all-time favs.</blockquote>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-90843866226343854172012-10-05T15:13:00.001-07:002012-10-05T15:22:36.251-07:00Queen in Exile - Donna Hatch - 5/5<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1348716007l/7953079.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1348716007l/7953079.jpg" width="263" /></a></div><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b>&nbsp;Queen in Exile</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Author:</b>&nbsp;Donna Hatch</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Page Count:</b> 373 Pages</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Published:</b>&nbsp;Published March 28th 2010 by Walnut Springs Press</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Rating:</b> 5/5</span><br /><span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: large;"><b>Genre:</b> YA, Fantasy</span><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px;">Rumors of War hang over Princess Jeniah's peaceful country of Arden, a land that shuns both magic and warfare. Following a lifelong dream, Jeniah forms a telepahtic bond with a revered creature called a chayim, who is prophesied to save her kingdom.&nbsp;But when a Darborian knight comes upon Jeniah with her chayim, he sees only a vicious monster about to devour a maiden, and he slays the beast. <br /><br />Devastated by the loss of her chayim, and fearing that her own magic is evil, Jeniah doubts her destiny. When an enemy invades Arden City, they slaughter the people, storm the castle, and execute the entire royal family except the princess. Rescued by the knight who slew her chayim, Jeniah is now heir to the throne of Arden and the only hope for freeing her people from tyranny.<br /><br />On the run and hunted by enemy soldiers, Jeniah must place her life and the fate of her kingdom in the hands of this trained killer. Torn between embracing her destiny as queen af Arden, and her love for a mere knight, she must ultimately rely on her magic to save herself and her people from death and tyranny.</div></blockquote><br /><h2> <strong>My Review:</strong></h2><br />I was very pleasantly surprised with this book. I bought it to be my "Q" book for the alphabet reading challenge and am so happy that I did!<br /><br />This adventure/journey with a bit of magic thrown in was just the right tempo and the relationship between the two main characters was executed and progressed perfectly. I also liked that it is a stand-alone novel, but I felt like I had read a whole series - nothing was left lacking and the character and world development were exceptional. Two thumbs up.<br /><br />Jeniah is on the run for her life with a man sworn to protect her, that she isn't sure she can trust. Facing obstacles and challenges she was never prepared for as a princess, she must fight to survive. Her toughest battle turns out to be fighting through the warriors emotional shields to get to his heart.<br /><br />Kai is a fierce warrior honour-bound to protect not only the young princesses life, but her virtue. As his feelings for her grow into something more than just protector, he must remember his place in the world, and hers. Fighting off enemies at every turn he must lay his life on the line in every possible way in order to restore her to her rightful throne.<br /><br /><br /><h2> <strong>My Rating: 5/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="" height="74" id="blogsy-1341291845127.3804" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2> <strong>You'll like this series if you liked </strong></h2>Graceling by Kristin Cashore,&nbsp;Poison Study&nbsp;by Maria V. Snyder,&nbsp;or&nbsp;Grave Mercy by&nbsp;Robin LaFevers<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.donnahatch.com/"><img alt="Visit Author's Site" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" title="Visit Author's Site" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845204.634" src="http://www.donnahatch.com" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/14695257/Queen-in-Exile"><img alt="Add to your Shelfari shelf" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845245.676" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JRLR9zHjXg/T52VDyKy11I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4Fq_SAIlXIM/s1600/shelfari.jpg" title="Add to your Shelfari shelf" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845203.7156" src="http://www.shelfari.com/books/14695257/Queen-in-Exile" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7953079-queen-in-exile"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845252.2993" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" title="Add to your Goodreads shelf" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845161.3337" src="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7953079-queen-in-exile" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Exile-Donna-Hatch/dp/1935217631/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1349473947&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=queen+in+exile"><img alt="buy the book from The Book Depository, free delivery" height="44" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EHUxKo2avGE/T52bRhsx9lI/AAAAAAAAAYo/Hvh9a1PPMOU/s1600/amazon.jpg" title="Buy this book from amazon.com" width="191" /></a><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.amazon.com/Queen-Exile-Donna-Hatch/dp/1935217631/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1349473947&amp;sr=8-1&amp;keywords=queen+in+exile" style="border: 0;" width="1" /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Iced, the first in the&nbsp;companion&nbsp;series is coming out this month!</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://allthingsuf.com/2012/10/giveaway-win-the-fever-series-5-books-by-karen-marie-moning.html" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1333022535l/12444166.jpg" width="211" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-39575682261599991122012-08-31T08:22:00.002-07:002012-08-31T08:32:37.231-07:00Eve of Samhain - 3/5 Stars<br /><a href="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LEgja5BZSek/UDsIIavz_oI/AAAAAAAAAgc/Jbj5fN13wgY/s1600/Photo%2525202012-08-27%2525201%25253A33%252520AM.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignleft" height="400" id="blogsy-1346046076069.4326" src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-LEgja5BZSek/UDsIIavz_oI/AAAAAAAAAgc/Jbj5fN13wgY/s400/Photo%2525202012-08-27%2525201%25253A33%252520AM.jpg" width="256" /></a><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title</b>: Eve of Samhain</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Author</b>: Lisa Sanchez</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Series</b>: Hanaford Park #1</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Genre</b>: Paranormal Romance,&nbsp;Fantasy</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Page Count</b>: 216 Pages</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Published</b>: May 25th 2010 by Omnific Publishing</span><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Rating</b>: 3/5</span><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; margin-top: 10px;"><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">As a college senior and server at Hanaford Park's hottest nightclub, twenty-one year old Ryann Pierce's plan was simple: work hard, make lots of money, and avoid the ass-grabbers at all costs. What she never planned for was Quinn Donegan—the living, breathing advertisement for sinful behavior that waltzed into her life.</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">With an angelic face, a hard body and a butt-load of charm, Quinn had a way with the ladies—a lot of ladies. Cursed with a deadly, addictive touch, his trail of indiscretion blazed across five hundred years. Tired and jaded, Ryann is a shocking revelation Quinn didn't see coming.</span></em><br /><em><span style="font-size: x-small;">Filled with desire, yet unable to touch one another, Ryann and Quinn embark on a daunting journey, battling frustrating physical limitations while exploring their new love. In a race against the clock, Ryann learns she must plead for Quinn's life before…the Eve of Samhain. Determined to end her lover's suffering, not even the danger dogging her every move can keep her from her mission.</span></em></div></blockquote><h2><strong>My Review:</strong></h2>The story is about a tough, independent girl who falls in love with a man she can't touch. The chemistry between the two ill-fated lovers was electric, and the mythical story surrounding his curse was really interesting.<br /><br />I really wanted this book to blow me away, and it just...didn't. There were all the ingredients needed for a delicious story, but the plot just didn't rise to its potential. <br /><br />The main character was almost snarky enough, almost strong enough, almost smart enough - but then she did things to completely flatline her likability. A self-proclaimed tough girl; growing up in the foster system, working her butt off just to afford tuition and rent, it didn't make sense to me that she would also be obsessed with designer shoes and handbags.<br /><br />The antagonist was totally creepy and I was excited about his sinister appearances, only to have him disappear for the meat of the book and reappear suddenly (and conveniently) at the very end.<br /><br />The love interest was my favourite part, but again there wasn't quite enough of him. I wanted to know more about him. Wanted more scenes of him protecting her - not just "a month went by" and now I'm in love with him. More reasons for his shadows and the sadness in his eyes. Just more.<br /><br />I still think that Lisa managed to craft an enjoyable story, I just feel sad for the masterpiece it could have been with an extra 100 pages and red pen.<br /><br /><h2><strong>My Rating: 3/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: none;"><img alt="" class="alignnone" height="115" id="blogsy-1346046076058.086" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-yMtMZY4cftQ/ToONPOLPVuI/AAAAAAAAASo/EfWTPzXC3rQ/s291/3.jpg" width="291" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2><strong>Other books in this series</strong></h2>1 - Eve of Samhain<br />2 - Pleasures Untold<strong><br /></strong><br /><br /><h2><strong>You'll <i>might</i> like this book if you liked </strong></h2>Fever Series by Karen Marie Moning, Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton<br /><br /><h2><strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><a href="http://www.lisasanchezromanceauthor.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Visit Author's Site" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1346046076025.892" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1346046076011.714" src="http://www.juliekagawa.com/" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/15271201/Eve-of-Samhain" target="_blank"><img alt="Add to your Shelfari shelf" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1346046075998.4404" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JRLR9zHjXg/T52VDyKy11I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4Fq_SAIlXIM/s1600/shelfari.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1346046076043.9229" src="http://www.shelfari.com/books/27411813/The-Iron-Knight" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/8269725-eve-of-samhain" target="_blank"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1346046076064.8337" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1346046076018.4" src="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9659607-the-iron-knight" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Samhain-Hanaford-Park-Series-ebook/dp/B003O2SDBE/ref=tmm_kin_title_0?ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1346426632&amp;sr=8-1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img border="0" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-EHUxKo2avGE/T52bRhsx9lI/AAAAAAAAAYo/Hvh9a1PPMOU/s1600/amazon.jpg" /></a></div><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1346046076043.821" src="http://www.bookdepository.com/Iron-Knight-Julie-Kagawa/9780373210367/?a_aid=hoping4more" width="1" /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" class="" height="150" id="blogsy-1346046076073.2444" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" width="300" /></div><div id="blogsy_footer" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: right;"></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-89452560674287450492012-08-30T22:18:00.001-07:002012-08-31T08:05:03.842-07:00Quick Lil' Survey<span style="font-size: large;">Kelly over at <a href="http://brokeandbookish.blogspot.com/2011/11/quick-bookish-survey.html" target="_blank" title="">The Broke and the Bookish</a> made this quick survey and I thought it was fun.</span><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8030/7898516336_05e3c81d1c_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignleft" height="152" id="blogsy-1346392220417.2554" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8030/7898516336_05e3c81d1c_m.jpg" width="101" /></a><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> 1. The book I’m currently reading:</span></strong> Let's Pretend This Never Happened by Jenny Lawson - This book has me laughing out loud every time I sit down to read it. My friends are probably getting tired of me quoting Jenny's stories at this point, but I just can't help it!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/7898492502_62dcb19ef4_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignleft" height="154" id="blogsy-1346392220357.2468" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8453/7898492502_62dcb19ef4_m.jpg" width="101" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"><strong>2. The last book I finished:</strong></span> Divergent by Veronica Roth - Seriously, I have no excuse for waiting so long to read this book, especially when everyone was raving about it, but one good thing about my delay is that Insurgent is already out so I can sink right back into the fantastic world the Roth created.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8170/7898490158_9eb8487374_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignleft" height="154" id="blogsy-1346392220402.5151" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8170/7898490158_9eb8487374_m.jpg" width="101" /></a><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;"> 3. The next book I want to read</span></strong>: Insurgent by Veronica Roth - Already loaded up on my eReader and I can't wait! Seriously, if this series ends well it will knock someone out for a spot in my top five!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/shw70433/Book2ShadowBound.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignleft" height="154" id="blogsy-1346392220420.5215" src="http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i172/shw70433/Book2ShadowBound.jpg" width="101" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue; font-weight: bold;">4. The last book I bought: </span>Shadow Bound by Rachel Vincent - I haven't read Blood Bound yet, but I plan to start it after Insurgent so I thought I'd better have the sequel ready. One thing I know for sure is that Rachel Vincent never lets me down. I love everything she writes, and she has become an auto-buy for me - has a whole shelf on my bookshelf :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8440/7898487322_b7e6d5ec76_m.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignleft" height="153" id="blogsy-1346392220398.2986" src="http://farm9.staticflickr.com/8440/7898487322_b7e6d5ec76_m.jpg" width="101" /></a><strong><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: blue;">5. The last book I was given: </span></strong>Bitterblue by Kristin Cashore - I am the resident librarian for my family and friends and my sister likes to buy me a book from my wish list every once in a while to say thanks for lending her my collection. She pre-ordered me Bitterblue and I haven't had a chance to read it yet. I want to re-read Graceling and Fire first, as it's the last in the series.<br /><div id="blogsy_footer" style="clear: both; font-size: small; text-align: right;"></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-12909343593714216722012-08-23T10:06:00.001-07:002012-08-23T10:11:30.469-07:00The Iron Knight - 5 Star Review<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DPJP_2gJV50/UDZXrY_88xI/AAAAAAAAAew/D5qu0CJL2lw/s1600/2364iron_knight__nyt_author.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-DPJP_2gJV50/UDZXrY_88xI/AAAAAAAAAew/D5qu0CJL2lw/s400/2364iron_knight__nyt_author.jpeg" width="263" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> The Iron Knight<br /><b>Author:</b> Julie Kagawa<br /><b>Series:</b> The Iron Fey #4<br /><b>Genre:</b> YA, Fantasy<br /><b>Page Count:</b> 400 Pages<br /><b>Published:</b>&nbsp;October 25, 2011&nbsp;by Harlequin Teen<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5</span><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq"><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px;"><em>Ash, former prince of the Winter Court, gave up everything. His title, his home, even his vow of loyalty. All for a girl… and all for nothing.</em></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px;"><em>Unless he can earn a soul.</em></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px;"><br /></div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px;">To cold, emotionless faery prince Ash, love was a weakness for mortals and fools. His own love had died a horrible death, killing any gentler feelings the Winter prince might have had. Or so he thought.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px;">Then Meghan Chase—a half human, half fey slip of a girl— smashed through his barricades, binding him to her<br />irrevocably with his oath to be her knight. And when all of Faery nearly fell to the Iron fey, she severed their bond to save his life. Meghan is now the Iron Queen, ruler of a realm where no Winter or Summer fey can&nbsp; survive.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px;">With the (unwelcome) company of his archrival, Summer Court prankster Puck, and the infuriating cait sith Grimalkin, Ash begins a journey he is bound to see through to its end— a quest to find a way to honor his solemn vow to stand by Meghan’s side.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px; margin-top: 10px;">To survive in the Iron realm, Ash must have a soul and a mortal body. But the tests he must face to earn these things are impossible. At least, no one has ever passed to tell the tale.</div><span style="font-family: Verdana, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 11px;">And then Ash learns something that changes everything. A truth that turns reality upside down, challenges his darkest beliefs and shows him that, sometimes, it takes more than courage to make the ultimate sacrifice.</span></blockquote><strong>*Received a copy from Netgalley for an honest review*</strong><br /><h2> <strong>My Review:</strong></h2>Now that was an epic journey! I was completely immersed in Ash's voyage to the end of the world. I actually preferred his point of view to Meghan's, as he actually knew what was going on, and exactly how much danger they were in. Puck and Grim were hilarious and entertaining as usual, and the cast of other characters were both unexpected, and wonderful.<br /><br />There were a few different points in the story where I would think, "shouldn't this be the end?" just to have a giant twist come out of nowhere and knock my socks off.<br /><br />This is a great series, and I am so thrilled that Julie took her editor's advice and added this book. It brought everything together and tied up some of the loose ends that left you hanging at the end of The Iron Queen.<br /><br />I loved every minute of reading The Iron Knight!<br /><br />* As a side note, since it took me so long to get down my TBR pile and read this one, my paperback copy had already arrived - so I read both the galley from Netgalley and the hard copy. My only complaint about this book is the printing. I thought that the rough edges were a neat touch when I bought it, but I found it hard to turn the pages and that took away from my reading experience. I would suggest buying a copying with regular paper - there is a paperback and a hardcover.<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Fav. Quote(s):</strong></h2><span style="font-style: italic;">"I promised I'd find a way for us to be together. I intend to keep that promise." </span>Ash (narrating) - pg 13<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"What we had was a dream, and it was beautiful, but it was just a dream. It's time for us to wake up." </span>Meghan - pg 135<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"I never thought I'd see the day when Grimalkin was wrong." </span>Puck - pg 209<br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;">"I am happy that you have finally found peace." </span>Grim -&nbsp;pg 361<br /><br /><br /><h2> <strong>My Rating: 5/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="" height="74" id="blogsy-1341291845127.3804" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2> <strong>Other books in this series</strong></h2><span style="color: blue;">(Click highlighted titles for my review)</span><br /><br /><b>Novels:</b><br /><br />1 - The Iron King<br />2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2010/08/reading-iron-daughter-by-julie-kagawa.html" target="_blank">The Iron Daughter</a>&nbsp;5/5<br />3 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2010/12/iron-queen-quick-review.html" target="_blank">The Iron Queen</a>&nbsp;5/5<br />4 - The Iron Knight<br /><a href="http://www.blogger.com/goog_830348108"><br /></a><b>Prequels and Short Stories:</b><br /><b><br /></b>1.5 - Winter's Passage<br />3.5 - Summer's Crossing<br />4.5 - Iron's Prophecy<br /><br /><h2> <strong>You'll like this series if you liked </strong></h2>Wicked Lovely by Melissa Marr, Need by Carrie Jones, Lament by Maggie Stiefvater, Tyger Tyger by Kersten Hamilton<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.juliekagawa.com/"><img alt="Visit Author's Site" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845204.634" src="http://www.juliekagawa.com/" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/27411813/The-Iron-Knight"><img alt="Add to your Shelfari shelf" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845245.676" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JRLR9zHjXg/T52VDyKy11I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4Fq_SAIlXIM/s1600/shelfari.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845203.7156" src="http://www.shelfari.com/books/27411813/The-Iron-Knight" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9659607-the-iron-knight"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845252.2993" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845161.3337" src="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9659607-the-iron-knight" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Iron-Knight-Julie-Kagawa/9780373210367/?a_aid=hoping4more"><img alt="buy the book from The Book Depository, free delivery" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845177.6792" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Zj8NBWr5rY/T52VDePLL6I/AAAAAAAAAYM/BehUQJAGP_I/s1600/bookdepot.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845182.836" src="http://www.bookdepository.com/Iron-Knight-Julie-Kagawa/9780373210367/?a_aid=hoping4more" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" class="" height="150" id="blogsy-1341291845183.9377" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" width="300" /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-48747555228043139932012-08-01T13:24:00.000-07:002015-07-30T18:28:24.090-07:00Soul Screamers BreakdownBy now you should all know of my love for all things Rachel Vincent. After finishing the Soul Screamers Reading Challenge and being involved in the video spoiler chat for Before I Wake I was reminded of some awesome artwork I stumbled on last year by&nbsp;<a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Marta Dahlig</a> over on deviantArt.<br /><br />It's a 7 Deadly Sins series, and I thought it would fun to match up her&nbsp;rendition&nbsp;of each deadly sin with the&nbsp;corresponding&nbsp;Soul Screamers book now that we know where each one fits in.<br /><br />*NOTE: I do not own any of this artwork, and if you like it please head on over to <a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank">Dahlig's deviantART gallery</a> and give her the praise she is due.*<br /><br /><br /><h2 style="text-align: center;">Vanity - <i>My Soul To Take</i></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-l3s8230nrn4/UBmFQQa8ROI/AAAAAAAAAcw/rVvVAn7FNuo/s320/1b.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/46781-soul-screamers" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-3M7uV4iOwdk/UBmBaTsFucI/AAAAAAAAAcA/iTeZ0exlynM/s320/1.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Avarice (Greed) -&nbsp;<i>My Soul To Save</i></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fBx346TJXY8/UBmFVgy8uPI/AAAAAAAAAc4/FFj-4H6qsmw/s320/2b.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/46781-soul-screamers" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-gYRx64pKhF0/UBmCssHEBuI/AAAAAAAAAcQ/Yp36s0L95BM/s320/2.jpeg" width="203" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Gluttony (Addiction) -<i>&nbsp;My Soul To Keep</i></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-lS7bfhqoNKY/UBmFe72oz-I/AAAAAAAAAdA/2aCVW7DITBI/s320/3b.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/46781-soul-screamers" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-eCRo1mrjV7s/UBmDXxB_eiI/AAAAAAAAAcg/2U9lp0fnxVU/s320/3.jpeg" width="202" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br class="Apple-interchange-newline" /></i></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Envy -&nbsp;<i>My Soul To Steal</i></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-j_Fo0LASfdI/UBmF1FCnXSI/AAAAAAAAAdQ/hPwF3R9U_4A/s320/4b.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/46781-soul-screamers" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-OQTFMWo4xpU/UBmF0yATqvI/AAAAAAAAAdI/J2XuAP8HiJA/s320/4.jpeg" width="198" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Lust -&nbsp;<i>If I Die</i></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-4fgvj9BHw1A/UBmGl8uW5UI/AAAAAAAAAdg/HOXScUJYgjE/s320/5b.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LNCcNQ4ozjQ/UBmGlUWk1NI/AAAAAAAAAdY/eEORdU-uLoA/s1600/5.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-LNCcNQ4ozjQ/UBmGlUWk1NI/AAAAAAAAAdY/eEORdU-uLoA/s320/5.jpeg" width="199" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Sloth (Interpreted&nbsp;as fighting Depression) - <i>Before I Wake</i></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-zJ97R0uQx_U/UBmHa6T-1CI/AAAAAAAAAdw/DEOVtkW5LP4/s320/6b.jpg" width="213" /></a><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/series/46781-soul-screamers" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-XHKYM1FiC_E/UBmHaotFQ7I/AAAAAAAAAdo/lMtcxx1_ycQ/s320/6.jpeg" width="198" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><h2 style="text-align: center;">Wrath (Rage) -<i> With All My Soul</i></h2><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i><br /></i></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://dahlig.deviantart.com/" target="_blank"><img border="0" height="320" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-aHbyDkn84us/UBmP3r9U5nI/AAAAAAAAAeQ/1qmaFM_B6XY/s320/7b.jpg" width="213" /></a><img border="0" height="320" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-g7oE8lyWomA/UOX6LqyPZ3I/AAAAAAAAAiI/VViZ5-CLpxw/s320/13508069.jpg" width="208" /></div><br /><div style="text-align: right;"><br /><br /><br /><br />I love the omnibus set and have even purchased the 4th volume for the only short story I don't own but I irrationally want to own them all, even with the individual books 1-7 and 3 anthologies on my shelf--I have a sickness! To order the 4 omnibuses click on the images below:<br /><br /><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B005WJGV20/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=390961&creativeASIN=B005WJGV20&linkCode=as2&tag=didaniin-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B005WJGV20&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=CA&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=didaniin-20" ></a><img src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&l=as2&o=15&a=B005WJGV20" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0373210795/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=390961&creativeASIN=0373210795&linkCode=as2&tag=didaniin-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0373210795&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=CA&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=didaniin-20" ></a><img src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&l=as2&o=15&a=0373210795" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/0373210833/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=390961&creativeASIN=0373210833&linkCode=as2&tag=didaniin-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=0373210833&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=CA&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=didaniin-20" ></a><img src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&l=as2&o=15&a=0373210833" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /><a href="http://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B00HX8USVI/ref=as_li_ss_il?ie=UTF8&camp=15121&creative=390961&creativeASIN=B00HX8USVI&linkCode=as2&tag=didaniin-20"><img border="0" src="http://ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com/widgets/q?_encoding=UTF8&ASIN=B00HX8USVI&Format=_SL110_&ID=AsinImage&MarketPlace=CA&ServiceVersion=20070822&WS=1&tag=didaniin-20" ></a><img src="http://ir-ca.amazon-adsystem.com/e/ir?t=didaniin-20&l=as2&o=15&a=B00HX8USVI" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-91673013683781286342012-08-01T11:50:00.001-07:002012-08-01T11:55:44.615-07:00Room - 5/5 Review<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></span><br /><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr6o4vVpQco/UBl6PyH5ULI/AAAAAAAAAbs/lSf7Gy6nHpU/s1600/7937843.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-wr6o4vVpQco/UBl6PyH5ULI/AAAAAAAAAbs/lSf7Gy6nHpU/s400/7937843.jpeg" width="258" /></a></div><h2><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Title: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Room</span></span></span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>Author:</b>&nbsp;</span></span></span><span style="font-weight: normal;">Emma Donoghue&nbsp;</span></span></h2><h2><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Genre: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">Fiction</span></span></h2><h2><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Page Count: </b><span style="font-weight: normal;">321 Pages</span></span></span></span></h2><h2><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Published:&nbsp;</b><span style="font-weight: normal;">September 13th 2010 by Little, Brown and Company</span></span></span></span></h2><h2><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><b>Rating:</b><span style="font-weight: normal;"> 5/5</span></span></span></span></h2></div><div><div><blockquote class="tr_bq">To five-year-old Jack, Room is the entire world. It is where he was born and grew up; it's where he lives with his Ma as they learn and read and eat and sleep and play. At night, his Ma shuts him safely in the wardrobe, where he is meant to be asleep when Old Nick visits.<br><br> Room is home to Jack, but to Ma, it is the prison where Old Nick has held her captive for seven years. Through determination, ingenuity, and fierce motherly love, Ma has created a life for Jack. But she knows it's not enough...not for her or for him. She devises a bold escape plan, one that relies on her young son's bravery and a lot of luck. What she does not realize is just how unprepared she is for the plan to actually work.<br><br> Told entirely in the language of the energetic, pragmatic five-year-old Jack, ROOM is a celebration of resilience and the limitless bond between parent and child, a brilliantly executed novel about what it means to journey from one world to another.</blockquote></div><div><br /><h2> <b><span class="Apple-style-span">My Review:</span></b></h2>I was a little late on this one, but a friend of mine was raving about it and I couldn't decide what I wanted to read next, so I finally caved and decided to see what all the fuss was about. I'm very glad I did.<br /><br />It's a touching and riveting book that captured a terrifying situation in a non-threatening way so that I was comfortable reading it. The pacing was a lot different than I expected, but in the end I agreed with the author's choices and was happy with where it left off.<br /><br />Reading from Jack's perspective was an unexpected treat. I loved seeing the world through his eyes - even the twisted world he is forced to grow up it. His fears and the things that make him happy are so pure and innocent that I couldn't help but be endeared to him immediately.<br /><br />I was hesitant to read Room because the idea of a captive girl is to real and scary to me and I thought that I would spend my time while reading it disturbed and depressed, but Emma Donoghue did a fabulous job with this book. Telling it through Jack's perspective gives you a removed view of events without downplaying the drama or high tension moments.<br /><br />A great read and a welcome change of pace for between series.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2> Fav. Quote(s):</h2>"I don’t know which manners so I say, 'You’re welcome.' " Jack - Pg 159</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /><h2> <b>My Rating: 5/5</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="74" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></a></div><br /><h2><b><span class="Apple-style-span">Similar Titles:</span></b></h2></div><div>Stolen: A Letter to My Captor by Lucy Christopher, &nbsp;Entangled by Cat Clarke, &nbsp;Still Missing by Chevy Stevens<br /><br /></div></div></div><br /><h2> Links 4 More:&nbsp;</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.emmadonoghue.com//"><img alt="Author website" height="44" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" title="Visit the Author's website for more information on their work" width="191" /></a><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.emmadonoghue.com/" style="border: 0;" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/14391666/Room"><img alt="add to Shelfari" height="44" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JRLR9zHjXg/T52VDyKy11I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4Fq_SAIlXIM/s1600/shelfari.jpg" title="Add this book to your Shelfari shelf" width="191" /></a><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.shelfari.com/books/14391666/Room" style="border: 0;" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7937843-room"><img alt="Add to Goodreads" height="44" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" title="Add this book to your Goodreads shelf" width="191" /></a><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/7937843-room" style="border: 0;" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Room-Professor-Emma-Donoghue/9780316098328/?a_aid=hoping4more"><img alt="buy the book from The Book Depository, free delivery" height="44" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Zj8NBWr5rY/T52VDePLL6I/AAAAAAAAAYM/BehUQJAGP_I/s1600/bookdepot.jpg" title="Buy this book from The Book Depository, free delivery worldwide" width="191" /></a><img alt="" height="1" src="http://www.bookdepository.com/Room-Professor-Emma-Donoghue/9780316098328/?a_aid=hoping4more" style="border: 0;" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" border="0" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-49786235363872683452012-07-04T14:44:00.000-07:002013-04-10T16:42:45.089-07:00Soul Screamers 6 - Before I Wake - 5/5 Stars<a href="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7113/7492102742_ee06fed6ff.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" border="0" class="alignleft" height="400" id="blogsy-1341291845178.1047" src="http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7113/7492102742_ee06fed6ff.jpg" width="248" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: large;"><b>Title:</b> Before I Wake<br /><b>Author:</b> Rachel Vincent<br /><b>Series:</b> Soul Screamers, #6<br /><b>Genre:</b> YA, Fantasy<br /><b>Page Count:</b> 346 Pages<br /><b>Published:</b> June 26th 2012 by Harlequin Teen<br /><b>Rating:</b> 5/5</span><br /><br /><blockquote class="tr_bq">I died on a Thursday-killed by a monster intent on stealing my soul. The good news? He didn't get it. The bad news? Turns out not even death will get you out of high school... <br /><br />Covering up her own murder was one thing, but faking life is much harder than Kaylee Cavanaugh expected. After weeks spent "recovering," she's back in school, fighting to stay visible to the human world, struggling to fit in with her friends and planning time alone with her new reaper boyfriend. <br /><br />But to earn her keep in the human world, Kaylee must reclaim stolen souls, and when her first assignment brings her face-to-face with an old foe, she knows the game has changed. Her immortal status won't keep her safe. And this time Kaylee isn't just gambling with her own life...</blockquote><h2> <strong>My Review:</strong></h2>My first thought after turning the last page of <strong><em>Before I wake</em></strong> was 'I have to wait a whole year for more?!' Followed immediately by 'OMG that was sooooo good!'<br /><br />Totally different feel in this one than <em><strong>If I Die</strong></em> but just as riveting and heart stopping. I have to say that being a Tod fan made this my favourite book in the series, even with the heartbreak and turmoil throughout. There are so many perfect scenes with Tod and Kaylee and finally some sexual tension and heated moments that felt effortless and perfect. With Nash she was always second guessing either herself or him, or she was worried or afraid. With Tod everything just clicks into place and their chemistry flows right off the page.<br /><br />My favourite part about <em>Before I Wake</em> was finally seeing Kaylee have some real powers. In the other books she had the heart of a hero but was so often powerless to help those she loves. Her new abilities give her the extra power behind the intent that I have waiting to see - to see the bad guys scared of her for once.<br /><br />Obviously there are some major sad moments in <em>Before I Wake</em>, but I won't spoil them. I felt like they were necessary and added to the build up of what is to come in the final book, but they hurt and totally sucked at the same time.<br />A fast-paced and action-packed chapter in the <strong><em>Soul Screamers</em></strong>m even more excited now to find out how it all ends. <br /><br />What happens when you piss off an Undead Bean Sidhe? I don't know but I feel like some hellion heads are going to roll.<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Fav. Quote(s):</strong></h2><span style="font-style: italic;">"She just got out of the hospital. Why don't you go gossip behind her back, like decent people?" - Emma (Ch 2)&nbsp;</span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"I think death looks good on you." - Tod (Ch 3)&nbsp;</span></span><br /><span style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><span style="font-style: italic;">"What happened to the good little girl who blushed and covered her face at the thought of what you're doing right now?"</span></span></span> "She died," I whispered into his ear. -Tod and Kaylee (Ch 4)<br /><br />"Avari had woken me up and given my afterlife purpose. He’d awakened my rage." Kaylee (Ch 21)<br /><br />*Side note: as a bonus there is "A Day in the Afterlife of Tod" at the end of the book that made me smile, which was welcome after the intensity of the last chapter.*<br /><br /><br /><h2> <strong>My Rating: 5/5</strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="" class="" height="74" id="blogsy-1341291845127.3804" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><h2> <strong>Other books in this series</strong></h2><span style="color: #cccccc;">(Click highlighted titles for my review)</span><br /><br />1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-soul-to-take-soul-screamers-1-55.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Take</a><br />2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-soul-to-save-soul-screamers-2-55.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Save</a><br />3 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/04/soul-screamers-3-my-soul-to-keep-455.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Keep</a><br />4 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/04/my-soul-to-steal-55-re-review.html">My Soul to Steal</a><br />5 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/05/if-i-die-soul-screamers-5-55-stars.html">If I Die</a><br />6 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/07/soul-screamers-6-before-i-wake-55-stars.html">Before I Wake</a><br />7 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2013/04/with-all-my-soul-55.html" target="_blank">With All My Soul</a><br /><br />Prequels and Short Stories:<br />0.1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-soul-to-lose-soul-screamers-prequel.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Lose</a><br />0.2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/04/reaper-soul-screamers-prequel-55.html">Reaper</a><br />0.3 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sabines-stories-two-soul-screamers.html">Fearless</a> (Kiss Me Deadly - Anthology)<br />4.2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sabines-stories-two-soul-screamers.html">Niederwald</a> (Enthralled - Anthology)<br />5.1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/05/never-to-sleep-soul-screamers-novella.html">Never to Sleep</a><br /><br /><h2> <strong>You'll like this series if you liked </strong></h2>Shifter series by Rachel Vincent, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Darkest Powers Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong<br /><br /><h2> <strong>Links 4 More: </strong></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"></div><a href="http://www.rachelvincent.com/"><img alt="buy the book from The Book Depository, free delivery" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845234.7336" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-wx8O00m6Eoc/T52VDG-fcCI/AAAAAAAAAYE/JxHhl5oj1o0/s1600/author.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845204.634" src="http://www.rachelvincent.com" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.shelfari.com/books/25548326/Before-I-Wake"><img alt="Add to your Shelfari shelf" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845245.676" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-9JRLR9zHjXg/T52VDyKy11I/AAAAAAAAAYc/4Fq_SAIlXIM/s1600/shelfari.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845203.7156" src="http://www.shelfari.com/books/25548326/Before-I-Wake" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11418574-before-i-wake"><img alt="Add to your Goodreads" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845252.2993" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-aHFikGJuZQs/T52VDjVdE5I/AAAAAAAAAYU/zirOtfsHG0M/s1600/goodreads.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845161.3337" src="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11418574-before-i-wake" width="1" /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bookdepository.com/Before-I-Wake-Rachel-Vincent/9780373210619/?a_aid=hoping4more"><img alt="buy the book from The Book Depository, free delivery" class="" height="44" id="blogsy-1341291845177.6792" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-2Zj8NBWr5rY/T52VDePLL6I/AAAAAAAAAYM/BehUQJAGP_I/s1600/bookdepot.jpg" width="191" /></a><img alt="" class="" height="1" id="blogsy-1341291845182.836" src="http://www.bookdepository.com/Before-I-Wake-Rachel-Vincent/9780373210619/?a_aid=hoping4more" width="1" /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><img alt="Photobucket" class="" height="150" id="blogsy-1341291845183.9377" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" width="300" /></div>BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-47125754141769368482012-06-26T18:26:00.000-07:002012-06-26T18:31:45.755-07:00BIW Mini-Reading Challenge<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.fiktshun.com/fiktshun/2012/06/24/before-i-wake-mini-reading-challenge/?utm_source=rss&amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;utm_campaign=before-i-wake-mini-reading-challenge"><img border="0" height="228" src="http://www.fiktshun.com/fiktshun/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/BIW-Reading-Challenge.png" width="320" /></a></div><br />The Soul Screamers Challenge has come to a close with the release of the 6th full length book <i>Before I Wake</i>. The amazing Rachel over at <a href="http://www.fiktshun.com/">Fiktshun</a>&nbsp;has decided to run a mini-challenge for just the new book. &nbsp;I will be participating as soon as my copy arrives in the mail (again thanks to Fiktshun for my copy - won for participating in the SSRC along with some other great stuff).<br /><br /><h2> The Challenge:</h2>To READ and REVIEW Before I Wake by Rachel Vincent by August 1, 2012.<br /><br />I hope lots of people sign up for this one too, it was so fun to see everyone's reactions to one of my&nbsp;favourites&nbsp;series! Click on the image above for more info and to enter.<br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img border="0" src="http://i973.photobucket.com/albums/ae217/hoping4more/sig.png" /></div><br />BJ Kenneyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09851073562563455607noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1627702194997668996.post-74807416536320392062012-06-14T10:36:00.003-07:002013-04-10T16:43:14.376-07:00Sabine's Stories - Two Soul Screamers Short Stories<span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"></span></span></span><br /><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>For something a little different; since these stories are shorter and both featuring the same character from the Soul Screamer series, I'm going to review them together.</b></span></span><br /><b><br /></b><br /><h2> <span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>FEARLESS</b></span></span></h2><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>The first story is called&nbsp;</b></span></span><b>"Fearless" and is the short story that introduced Sabine, currently found in the KISS ME DEADLY anthology.<span style="color: red;"> *Warning: Best read after "My Soul to Steal"*</span></b></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span"><br /></span></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l5Al-qA32iI/T9oMvz_KH7I/AAAAAAAAAaI/y1iFjDImt_w/s1600/Kiss-Me-Deadly.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-l5Al-qA32iI/T9oMvz_KH7I/AAAAAAAAAaI/y1iFjDImt_w/s400/Kiss-Me-Deadly.jpg" width="261" /></a></div><h2> <b><span class="Apple-style-span">My Review:</span></b></h2><div>This is the most recent story I have read in the Soul Screamers universe, and I really enjoyed it. Where "Never to Sleep" failed to endear me to Sophie, "Fearless"completely changed my&nbsp;view&nbsp;of Sabine.<br /><br />I have loved to hate the Nash-stealer since she sauntered on to the scene in "My Soul to Steal", but now that I know her back story - and not tainted through the fear and judgement of Kaylee's POV - I now have a total soft spot for her.<br /><br />This short story starts with Sabine getting dropped off at the Holser House (one step up from correctional custody) and follows her for the next couple of days - the events of which cause Nash to later attempt a breakout, which leads to the events in "Reaper".<br /><br />It was fun to read something from a Nightmare's point of view, and Rachel Vincent did a great job of getting me to sympathize with her - even as he was forcing nightmares on innocent sleepers.<br /><br />I haven't finished the rest of the anthology yet, but I would&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;suggest picking it up to read before "Before I Wake" comes out on June 26th.</div><div><br /></div><div><h2> Fav. Quote(s):</h2>"I fight my own battles." Sabine, pg 288<br /><br />"He squeezed me tight and whispered into my ear, 'You don't seem very happy to see your only brother."<br />I whispered back, 'I might be, if I had one.'" Nash and Sabine, pg 307</div><div><br /></div><div><div><br /><h2> <b>My Rating: 5/5</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="74" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><h2> <b>NIEDERWALD</b></h2><div><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b><br /></b></span></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span"><b>The second story is called&nbsp;</b></span></span><b>"Niederwald" and is an Emma/Sabine short story currently available in the ENTHRALLED anthology.<span style="color: red;">&nbsp;*Warning: Best read after "My Soul to Steal"*</span></b></div><div><b><br /></b><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fjmv5Ru2fDY/T9oMvfIw8gI/AAAAAAAAAaA/NHi3T5cUZbk/s1600/EnthralledPB+cvr+des2-4.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-fjmv5Ru2fDY/T9oMvfIw8gI/AAAAAAAAAaA/NHi3T5cUZbk/s400/EnthralledPB+cvr+des2-4.jpg" width="265" /></a></div><h2> <b>My Review:</b></h2><div>Sabine&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;knows a lot more about the Netherworld than I thought. She also had to go through, and do so much more to find Nash than we see in Kaylee's books.<br /><br />This story picks up on the road. Sabine and Emma are on their way back from an extra credit school trip, and not-so-shockingly Sabine had alternative motives in going.<br /><br />We are introduced to the harpies that guard a&nbsp;gateway&nbsp;to the Netherworld. Bat-like and creepy&nbsp;behind&nbsp;their human disguises, they keep the humans out and everything else inside of the Netherworld.<br /><br />Sabine obviously has a backstory with them, and we find out what that is in this story, as well as a glimpse into what might happen in the next Soul Screamers book through a very gifted young girl.<br /><br />Again, I was drawn closer to Sabine's character, and it was also a nice treat to see Emma in a short story - being brave and totally human.<br /><br />This book is set before "If I Die" and although it doesn't give away much, it does hint at some of the things to come. I read it after "If I Die" and it helped me understand the way that Sabine and Emma were behaving through the book. I can't&nbsp;believe&nbsp;how cool Sabine acted toward Kaylee's requests in "If I die" knowing what she finds out in "Niederwald" she is a lot nicer than I gave her credit for.<br /><br />I have read a couple of the other stories in this anthology and I have loved all of them. It's a great collection of authors, and&nbsp;definitely&nbsp;worth the read.&nbsp;</div><div><br /></div><div><h2> Fav. Quote(s):</h2>"I <i>never</i>&nbsp;give up. But I already found him." Sabine, pg 113<br /><br />"She was sterilizing him, bit by bit, excising the pieces she didn't like, as if love were a buffet you could pick and choose from." Sabine, pg 120<br /><br />"Get the hell off me, you sick fuck." Emma, pg 128</div><div><br /></div><div><br /><h2> <b>My Rating: 5/5</b></h2><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s1600/5.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="74" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-tIQrqEhxlSg/ToONx6Qt24I/AAAAAAAAAS4/D8THiVwDVb0/s320/5.png" width="320" /></a></div></div></div><br /><h2> <strong>Other books in this series</strong></h2><span style="color: #cccccc;">(Click highlighted titles for my review)</span><br /><br />1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/01/my-soul-to-take-soul-screamers-1-55.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Take</a><br />2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-soul-to-save-soul-screamers-2-55.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Save</a><br />3 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/04/soul-screamers-3-my-soul-to-keep-455.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Keep</a><br />4 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/04/my-soul-to-steal-55-re-review.html">My Soul to Steal</a><br />5 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/05/if-i-die-soul-screamers-5-55-stars.html">If I Die</a><br />6 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/07/soul-screamers-6-before-i-wake-55-stars.html">Before I Wake</a><br />7 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2013/04/with-all-my-soul-55.html" target="_blank">With All My Soul</a><br /><br />Prequels and Short Stories:<br />0.1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.com/2012/03/my-soul-to-lose-soul-screamers-prequel.html" target="_blank">My Soul to Lose</a><br />0.2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/04/reaper-soul-screamers-prequel-55.html">Reaper</a><br />0.3 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sabines-stories-two-soul-screamers.html">Fearless</a> (Kiss Me Deadly - Anthology)<br />4.2 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/06/sabines-stories-two-soul-screamers.html">Niederwald</a> (Enthralled - Anthology)<br />5.1 - <a href="http://alwayshoping4more.blogspot.ca/2012/05/never-to-sleep-soul-screamers-novella.html">Never to Sleep</a><br /><br /><h2> You'll like this series if you liked&nbsp;</h2><div style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: inherit;">Shifter series by Rachel Vincent, Twilight by Stephenie Meyer, Darkest Powers Trilogy by Kelley Armstrong</span></span></div><div style="font-size: large;"><br /></div><h2> Links 4 More:&nbsp;</h2><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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